Chess in the Falklands

Chess in the Falklands

Trade deals, a warship call and a reported wobble in Washington — the week everyone moved around the Falklands/Malvinas The Hispano-Luso Report Four stories in one week, each reported as a brief, none connected by anyone: London deepens its economic bet on the...
The Biggest Oil Deal in History?

The Biggest Oil Deal in History?

Washington announces a 65-billion-barrel oil agreement with Caracas — and calls it history’s biggest. The terms still to print The Hispano-Luso Report The announcement arrived on Friday, from the White House, in the superlative register that leaves no room above...
Spain’s Bankinter Is Winning Over Ireland

Spain’s Bankinter Is Winning Over Ireland

From a €400m card book to €5.2bn and a full licence — Bankinter built Ireland’s newest bank while nobody watched The Hispano-Luso Report The loudest banking stories of this masthead’s season have been continental in scale — Connecticut bought, a European...